Unep Finance Initiative

vor 3 Wochen


Geneve, Schweiz United Nations Vollzeit

Result of Service
Through these services the Initiative will be able to engage a broad range of financial institutions, including commercial banks, asset managers, insurers, and multi-lateral development banks and agencies in implementing global finance sector principles to catalyze integration of sustainability into financial market practice. The frameworks UNEP FI is supporting implementation include Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) now committed to by more than 210 banks collectively holding USD 53 trillion in assets, or one third of the global banking sector, and the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), established 2012 by UNEP FI and today applied by one-quarter of the world’s insurers (25% of world premium).

Work Location
Working remotely

Expected duration
12 months

**Responsibilities**:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The overall objective of the UNEP’s Economy Division is to encourage decision makers in government, local authorities and industry to develop and adopt policies, strategies and practices and technologies that promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production, make efficient use of natural resources, ensure safe management of chemicals and contribute to making trade and environment policies mutually supportive. It promotes the development, use and transfer of policies, technologies, economic instruments, managerial practices and other tools that assist in environmentally sound decision making and the building of corresponding activities.

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is the strategic partnership between the United Nations and over 450 banks, insurers and investors. For over 28 years UNEP FI has been shaping and driving the international sustainable finance agenda, setting global standards and growing a global network of leading financial institutions. Through its work-streams and regional activities, peer learning, methodology development, training and research, UNEP FI promotes sustainable finance and helps the financial industry align with and contribute to the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.

UNEP FI provides the secretariat for over 20 active initiatives in the UN’s public-private partnership with the finance industry. Each initiative has reports, tools, news and guidance for which we need to generate awareness, visibility and knowledge across the international financial press.

With increased interest from the international press in sustainable finance, UNEP FI requires a media relations consultant, helping to maintain and manage the reputation of UNEP FI, it’s industry frameworks and alliances, and to launch the latest developments of key initiatives into the international press.

UNEP FI currently does not have the internal capacity to undertake these media engagement activities, and hence outside expertise is required for this purpose.

Objectives:
In line with the work programme delivered during the UNEP FI Annual General Meetings and under the direct supervision of Liesel Van Ast, UNEP FI Deputy, in close cooperation with the Communications Team and Communications Team Lead the consultant will carry out the following project tasks.

Specific tasks and responsibilities:
The consultant will provide assistance in the following project/tasks for UNEP FI’s communications work:

- Cultivate and enhance collaborative working relationships within the sustainable finance press community
- Actively promote key strategic initiatives across UNEP FI
- Grow UNEP FI’s media list and develop UNEP FI’s media strategy

Outputs and Deliverables:

- New media strategy for UNEP FI comms overall to raise UNEP FI profile
- Media strategy and advice ahead of key launches to be undertaken and provided to the UNEP FI Secretariat.
- Advice on review/edit of press releases, op-eds for highest level of engagement to be undertaken and provided.
- Maintain a core group of tier 1 financial publications and key specialist publications and keep them updated outlining UNEP FI’s key output.
- Proactive media outreach and media relations for key campaigns to be undertaken.
- Media interviews with select publications as decided with the Secretariat to be arranged.
- Media follow-up & analytics for key campaigns to be undertaken.
- Advise on and develop regular communications with journalists on media list to be provided.
- Media training provided including development of media messaging.

The consultant shall be under the overall supervision of the Head of UNEP FI and report directly to the Programme Management Officer, working in close coordination with UNEP FI’s Communications Coordinator.

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